You’re in the front of a Linux computer, you need a root access. What do you do?
So, imagine that you are in front of some Linux computer to which you don’t have any access. How do you get a root access? Restart the computer, in Grub menu choose (recovery mode) and on the next...
View ArticleLinux gets frozen, what do you do?
Somehow, you crashed your Linux. It’s completely frozen. You try pressing Ctrl + Alt + Backspace, but doesn’t help. What to do? Someone would press the power button and restart or shut down the system....
View ArticleHow to run scripts in Linux faster than Cron does
Cron is an amazing job scheduler. But, when it comes to running your scripts in less than every minute, it can’t help. With Cron, you can run your scripts every minute, but not in shorter period of...
View ArticleGet MySQL Database Size from Terminal
If you need to find out the size of MySQL databases you use from terminal, the following query will list all the databases with their respective sizes: mysql> SELECT table_schema "database",...
View ArticleHow to “cd” into a directory with name like “-test”
If you’ll ever have a situation that you need to enter into a directory with a name like “-test” or any other starting with “-“, this is a post for you. Solution: You need to use — argument. So, one...
View ArticleHow to display load average in terminal titlebar
If you’ve managed a number of Linux servers, then you probably know what it’s like to have several terminal windows running top on your desktop. There is a better way to do this. You can display load...
View ArticleHow to install Apache (with SSL) + WebDav on Ubuntu
Installing Apache with SSL $ sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-auth-mysql Then, setup and generate a cerfitecate for the web server: $ sudo openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 You’ll be...
View ArticleThe History of Vim
What is Vim? If, for some strange reason, you don’t know what Vim is, here’s the short answer: Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version...
View ArticleWhy Vim – 21 Reasons to Learn Vim
After writing about the history of Vim, I wrote a post where I told you what you can expect from my upcoming book Mastering Vim Quickly. Today, I will try to mention as many as possible reasons to...
View ArticleSaving Read-only Files in Vim – The sudo tee trick
How many times you had the following situation: You open a file with Vim and make some changes. When you try to save the file, you realize that you didn’t run Vim with sudo?! There is a solution for...
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